AZB ups Partner count by ten; 8 new Partners in Delhi, 2 in Bombay

AZB & Partners is the second firm today to announce a massive number of Partner promotions. Earlier today, Khaitan and Co announced their promotions, pushing the firm’s partner count to one hundred..Although AZB has not been as generous with their promotions like other firms, the numbers are certainly significant, with twice as many Partners announced as compared to the previous year..The promotions have taken place across the Delhi and Bombay offices of the firm..The following Senior Associates have been promoted..In Delhi:.Amrita PatnaikDaksh TrivediDeepika KhannaGautam VarmaKamal ShankarNiladri MaulikRohit BajajSidhartha Barua.In Mumbai:.Nandan PendseyRushabh Maniar.In the press release, the Senior Partners Ajay Bahl, Zia Mody and Bahram Vakil commented,.“All of them have been with us for a while and exemplify the core values at AZB in striving towards excellence at work, outstanding client commitment and humility in conduct, all with a view to being great professionals and good human beings..Amrita Patnaik, Daksh Trivedi, Deepika Khanna, Gautam Varma, Niladri Maulik and Rushabh Maniar represent the continuing focus on our M&A, private equity, corporate advisory and regulatory practices. Nandan has been outstanding in our IP practice‎. Rohit Bajaj’s elevation with his extensive experience in real estate and Kamal and Sidhartha’s elevation from our litigation team in Delhi, with their vast and diverse experience, are reflective of the importance and focus we give to our real estate and litigation practices. The latter, in particular, has seen very significant growth across the firm under the active mentorship and leadership of our senior partner Rajendra Barot in Mumbai and our senior partners Percy Billimoria and Nanju Ganpathy in Delhi.“